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VORTEX2: Environment Canada Mobile Mesonet Data

Summary

This dataset includes data collected during the VORTEX2 field phases in 2009 and 2010 by Environment Canada's Automated Mobile Meteorological Observation System (AMMOS) which formed part of the VORTEX2 mobile mesonet. Data are in comma separated ASCII format. See the documentation for more information, including a list of days of operation. Use of data should be properly credited to David Sills as noted in the documentation. Note that the readme documentation was updated on 21 December 2011.

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Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/VGZ0-132K-FM0A
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2011-02-11)
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Related projects	VORTEX2: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2
Frequency	criteria
Language	English
Categories	Surface
Platforms	Mobile Mesonet Vehicles Weather Stations
Instruments	Anemometers Automated Weather System Barometers Thermometers Wind Vanes
GCMD Science Keywords	AIR TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY MIXING RATIO RELATIVE HUMIDITY SURFACE PRESSURE WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Expand keywords
Documentation	VORTEX2_EC_Mobile_Mesonet_2009-10_README.pdf [146 KiB]
Related links	homepage: EOL Project Homepage info: VORTEX2 2009 Missions info: VORTEX2 2010 Missions info: VORTEX2 Project Data Policy

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2009-05-12 16:38:00
End datetime	2010-05-20 00:30:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 45.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 32.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -105.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -92.00

Primary point of contact information

EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Additional contact information

author: David Sills <David.Sills@ec.gc.ca>
originator: David Sills <David.Sills@ec.gc.ca>

Citation

Sills, D., Sills, D. 2011. VORTEX2: Environment Canada Mobile Mesonet Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/VGZ0-132K-FM0A. Accessed 15 Sep 2024.

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